The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-02-15
UNDAY SERMON.

The closing week Of the greatest
religious revival this city has ever
known has just been finished and a
general summing up of results show
that over two thousand people have
professed Christ. This seems large
number indeed, possibly not nine
tenths of this number will prove their
conversion by their daily lives, but if
even the other tenth remains true to
their convictions, the gain will be
worth the striving for. 1t is easy
enough, no doubt, when the better
nature of humanity is stirred to its
depths by eloquent appeals ETC., to
feel an exaltation of spirit and an
inner consciousness of rectitude, but
the real Christian is the man who
knows his duty TO God and does His
will in season, and out of season. As
has been well said, "most anybody
can do a thing, they feel like doing,
but it takes a true man of God to do
. thing, when he doesn't feel like
doing it, Il is easy enough to weep,
when Major c lie in his graphic
way tells of a pathetic deathbed
scene-anybOdy can do that, but the
tears that do the most good are those
shed for duties left undone, kindly
deeds neglected, encouraging words
left unsaid, consciensious scruples
hushed and little dirty dispisable
meannesses practiced. 1t is easy
enough TO say II am one of Gods
children, Praise the Lord" but the
prodigal son of the family wants
something better than mere husks
to convince him that he can be lead
back into the fold; it doesn't require
any great amount of Christianity to
make people church goers on Sum-
day, but it does require quite good
deal, to make them carry the spirit of
God in their hearts throughout the
week; it isn't great sacrifice for a
man to get up at the Y. M. G. A.
meetings when he is enthused with
music and pretty arguments and
say, 81 have quit drinking forever,
hallujah!" but it does take sand for
man, on cold morning when he
feels the raw edge of his appetite
turning in his stomach, to pass the
O familiar saloon, where he has,
for years perhaps been in the habit
of going and where he knows the
liquid, which is now a part of his
blood, smiles down at him through a
sort of roseate haze; it does not
demand any great sacrifice of temper,
for woman with new bonnet on
to stand up before that hateful Mrs.
Jones and say 81 am thine and He
is mine" but it does tough her like |
the mischief not TO talk about Mrs. |
Jones when she is told by her new
girl, who formerly lived with Mrs. |
Jones, that the latter had frequently |
called her an cold cat" it does not
seem very difficult task for a man
who has a good supper buttoned
under his vest and is sitting in
a cushioned pew to- endorse the
words of Christ when He asked.
-"what shall it p oft a man, if he
gains the whole world, and yet lose
his own soul?" But it does take the
stifening right out of him when he
sees a glorious opportunity to make an
even hundred'dollars by merely little
prevarication. Truly it is not what
We say so much in this world that
proves our christianity, but little
every day. commonplace acts. As
he real heroes are found in the by
Ways and highways of life, so the
'eal christians are those who say little
'ut quietly put their hands to the
dough and keep it there through 5